Tuesday, September 21, 2010

In the works

I'm finally in the homestretch of finishing the Wonky Yellow Brick Road (in pug) quilt for my bestie. I am so glad that I know how much she is going to appreciate this one because the piecing became a bit tedious toward the end and was quite an effort to find the motivation to finish, but in the end I'm really happy with how it came out. But a deadline is always helpful and since this needs to be a house-warming gift this weekend, it will be all quilted tonight and bound tomorrow. I hope to show it to you soon before it goes to it's new home!

I've also been slicing into this luscious stack of Momo's new It's a Hoot for a secret project, so this is all I can show you for now! But let me just tell you, this may well be my favorite new line. I wasn't all that jazzed about it until I saw it in person and now I just want yards and yards of it! The tree branch and egg dot prints are fabulous and come in such yummy colors. Dare I say I love it even more than Wonderland?

On my design wall are all the blocks I've received so far from the Bee-autiful Bee. Aren't they gorgeous? August was my month and I sent out packages of the spectacular Lush and Uptown lines from Erin Michael, asking my bee-ers to just make an "improv" style block featuring a paint-by-number deer or bird. These ladies came up with some stunning blocks! I'll be making a few myself to add to them before turning them into what will certainly be my new favorite quilt (but aren't they all?)

If these photos are looking a bit sterile to you, it's because they are. I love my new sewing room to pieces, but I put in some super high wattage overhead lightbulbs (which are supposed to simulate real day light!) and now I can see my work as I'm sewing but it is making for some dreadful studio shots. Oh someday I'll take a photography class and learn more about how some of you come up with your gorgeous shots!

I hope you're all having a relaxing Tuesday evening - Mark is in NYC for a trade show (you better believe I sent him with a little wish list to Purl Soho!) so I'm enjoying a little house chardonnay and finishing that quilting. Then back to knitting my Kererra and watching the premiere of Imperial Boardwalk.

Make sure you don't go anywhere because I have another super awesome giveaway in my next post!

is hoot that much better than wonderland??? i have to check out all of it!! because wonderland is pretty amazing. i love your bee blocks. i need to put up a design wall, i love how it looks and how easy it makes it to see what you are working on.

I am so loving your bee blocks. They will make one amazing quilt when finished. I am anxiously awaiting for the yardage of it's a hoot to arrive...those dots/ovals are irresistible and the trees! Your stippling looks great, I can't stipple for anything. Whenever I try on anything bigger than a potholder it looks like scribbling!!